Bad blocks - UncorrectableError

[bscott at ntisys.com]

On Wed, 17 Mar 2004, at 8:53am, lcook at sybase.com wrote:
> I'm looking for some guidance.  Below are some of the entries from my
> /var/log/messages.  I'm running RH8.

  Replace the hard disk.

  If still under waranty, you might contact your vendor or the hard disk
OEM.

  Any hard disk made within the past 15 years or has "reserve" blocks which
are used to automatically remap bad blocks.  If bad sectors have started
showing up at the OS level, it means the built-in remapping has become
overwhelmed by all the errors on the disk.  Total disk failure is likely not
far off.

-- 
Ben Scott <bscott at ntisys.com>
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